Snorkel with wild dugongs in Vanuatu, where sheltered seagrass bays on Espiritu Santo and, most famously, Lamen Bay on nearby Epi Island host friendly resident sea cows. Small village-run tours take you out over the meadows to swim quietly alongside a grazing dugong, often joined by green turtles in warm, shallow water. They can be seen year-round, best from June to September.
Snorkel with wild dugongs in Vanuatu, where sheltered seagrass bays on Espiritu Santo and, most famously, Lamen Bay on nearby Epi Island host friendly resident sea cows. Small village-run tours take you out over the meadows to swim quietly alongside a grazing dugong, often joined by green turtles in warm, shallow water. They can be seen year-round, best from June to September.
Up to 75% sighting chance in Espiritu Santo / Lamen Bay (Vanuatu). Best months: July, August, June.
On Espiritu Santo's east coast and, most famously, at Lamen Bay on Epi Island, where a resident dugong grazes the seagrass close to the beach.
Year-round, best June to September in the cooler dry season when seas are calm and visibility is good.
They are small, village-run and low-key; keep your distance, move gently, and never touch or chase the dugong so it stays relaxed.
No, dugongs are wild, but the resident animals at these bays make sightings fairly reliable when conditions are calm.
